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assault rifle

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

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Meanings

kuulipilduja tööpõhimõttele sarnaneva mehhanismiga tulirelv, millest on võimalik tulistada valangutega ja üksiklaskudega

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Militerm | riigikaitseterminite andmebaas

ID 539938 Last modified 01.01.2005
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Domain Weapons and Weapon Systems -> Small Arms
automaat preferred
automaatrelv admitted
ründevintpüss admitted
assault rifle preferred
  • tänapäeva relvajõudude põhiline käsitulirelv, millest on võimalik tulistada valangute ja üksiklaskudega ning mille padrun on võimsam kui püstolil
  • a military rifle designed for single-shot and automatic fire
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  • It is not to be confused with assault weapons. Assault rifles are the standard service rifles in most modern armies. Assault rifles are categorized in between light machine guns, which are intended more for sustained automatic fire in a light support role, and submachine guns, which fire a pistol cartridge rather than a rifle cartridge. Examples of assault rifles include the StG 44, AK-47, M16 rifle, QBZ-95, INSAS, Heckler & Koch G36, and Enfield SA80.
  • Because they are light and portable yet still able to deliver a high volume of fire with reasonable accuracy at modern combat ranges of 300–500 m (1,000–1,600 feet), assault rifles have replaced the high-powered bolt-action and semiautomatic rifles of the World War II era as the standard infantry weapon of modern armies.
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automaat preferred
automaatrelv admitted
ründevintpüss admitted
assault rifle preferred

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